joining me for more on nelson mandela, newt gingrich. you wrote a facebook page and put out a statement praising nelson mandela, a man you supported very early on. you were a supporter of sanctions against south africa for apartheid. wrote that on your facebook, and then were surprised by some of the reaction you got. i'm just going to read them for folks, a couple of them. such an amazing rewrite of history since 1962 and 1990, newt. i thought you of all people, a historian, would be true to who this guy really was. and then from someone else, this clench fist murdering guerilla warrior does not deserve respect from informed americans. what do you make of this backlash? >> i waser surprised by it, and calista had posted my statement and i was amazed at some of the intensity, some of whom came back three, four, and five times repeating how angry they were. so i wrote my newsletter at gingrich productions on friday. i entitled, it what would you have done? everybody says they love freedom. everybody who is proud of the farmers at lexingto